Marion County, Arkansas

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Marion County, Arkansas is among the highest in the country for median age (142nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,228	3,049,391	334,922,499	2025th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,619	$60,773	$80,734	2849th of 3,221
Median Age	51.8	38.5	38.9	142nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.9%	25.7%	35.7%	2828th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$163,300	$188,000	$332,700	1953rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$795	$947	$1,413	2133rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	16.0%	12.5%	765th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1273rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.9	58.7	n/a	2035th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	5.4%	14.1%	1775th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2250th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	66.4%	65.2%	437th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	22.5	26.4	1174th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	8.8%	15.1%	1704th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1389th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.9%	47.0%	46.9%	586th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1179th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.3	51.2	61.4

Age in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	51.8	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.0%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,664	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.6%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.0%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	16.5%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,435	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.0%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.8%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.1%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,749	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.5%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.4%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$775	$1,040	n/a

Education in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	14.4%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.2%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.8%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.4%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.8%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Marion County, Arkansas

Statistic	Marion County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.6%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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